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Utah Jazz.

Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?

“It’s a bit different, I’ll say that much,” said Rabbi Samuel Spector, who leads Utah’s largest synagogue.

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Catching up with ‘Designated Hebrew’ Ron Blomberg, baseball’s first designated hitter

Blomberg made history in 1973 as Major League Baseball’s first-ever designated hitter.

New York Islanders honor their ‘Hockey Maven,’ broadcaster Stan Fischler, for his 90th birthday

More than 17,000 of the hockey expert’s closest friends sang “Happy Birthday” to him at the Islanders’ 5–2 victory over Columbus last week.

Five baseball players

All the Jewish Major League Baseball players we’ll see in 2022

Borussia Dortmund fans.

Germany’s top soccer league aims to tackle its antisemitism problem

Deni Avdija

Deni Avdija draws Stars of David on his sneakers as violence surges in Israel

Ukrainian refugee wins women’s race at Jerusalem marathon

Ryan Turell.

Could Ryan Turell become the first Orthodox Jew to play in the NBA? Scouts say it’s a long shot.

Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax statue to be unveiled at Dodger Stadium this summer

Lior Berman.

With Bruce Pearl and Lior Berman, Auburn basketball heads into March Madness with rare Jewish coach-player combo

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